The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-21 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND JOrtIMERGIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK. This position of the discount market remains un altered. Money is still plentiful with only a limited demand for accommodation, and merchants are en abled to negotiate their first class securities at on, and 51 per cent. About £23,000 in gold was taken into the Bank on Saturday, The Barncla, which left yesterday with the Calcutta and Cain% Mails, conveyed £175,470 in specie. The City Mercantile Club close their share appli• cation list on Thursday, the 21th inst. Since this announcement the shares have been rapidly ap plied for. The sales to-day were a to 1 prem. The Frontino and Bolivia Gold Mining Company shares ware to-day liberally sold at li, and closed at 2 prem. The Dutch Tramway Company have announced the close of their application list to be on the 24th inst. The sales commenced at 1 and closed at 2 prep; The directors of the British Copper Mining Company, in reply to some remarks in the Money Article of a contemporary, by their chairman, A. Alison, Esq., say The insertion of the name of Mr• N. S. Hill as being a member of the firm of J. Hill and Son arose from an entire misconception. Mr. Hill is a near relation of some of the mem bers of the firm of James Hill and Sons, and this led to the supposition that he was in the firm itself." The shares of this company were in brisk demand to-day and 11 prem. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 661. At the annual meeting to-day of the Bank of Australasia, Sir W. Minto T. Farquhar, Bart., M,P., in the chair, the report of the directors stated that the accounts for the year were till the 12th October last. Daring that period trade in the Australian colonies, though generally sound, had been inactive, but the profits had suffered no diminution. A divi dend had been declared, payable ea the 12th April next, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, and a bonus at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum, both free of income tax ; being together at the rate of 14 per cent. per annum, or £2l6x. per share for the half-year. The first instalment of 1:10, paid in May. 1563, on tne new shares, will, in October next, participate in dividend at the rate payable on the old shares. At first the market for the English funds exhi bited an upward tendency, and a small amount of business was transaeted at an advance of 1-16 Per cent. This improvement, however, has not been Maintained, and Consols are now at the closing Prices of Saturday—viz., 91k & for transfer, and 91 / I for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities have been dealt in at 892- ; Ex chequer Bills, Bs. to 3s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 1041 4 ; and Ea faced 5 per Cents., 105. General bu o y ancy prevails in the Foreign Market, and business is rather animated. Mexican have risen 1 per cent., to 45i 46; ; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 71 ; ditto Consolides, 53i 54k; Greek, 23i 24i ; Spanish Passive, 358 36k; ditto Certifi Cates, 13Z1; Portuguese, 48a. ; and the Confede rate Loan, 52 51. n the R a il way Share Market the operations hale been on a rather limited scale, and prices have not varied to any important extent. Metropolitan, however, have improved 1 ; North Stafford, 4; South Eastern I. Great Western have declined -1,-; and West Midland, Q. The Forei gn and Colonial undertakings remain at about former rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in moderate re • quest at steady rates. The following are the latest cur rent quotations for some of the principal new under tjakings; City Offices, 31 4 prem.; 7 per Cent. Bolivian ~° " 1 11 4 2 1 1- prem.; Queensland Sheep, pars prem.; Thames Iron Shipbuilding Company, 3-1- 41 prom.; Imperial Financial, 49 4a prem.; Credit Mobilier, 4 2i prem.; Credit Foncier, 44 5 prem.; and National Provincial Marine, 11 prem. ; Central Argentine Railway, t 1t prem.; London and L iverpool Hotel, 11 11 prem.; London Gas Metre C ompany, I t, prem.; North Australian Company, 4 preen. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 GortiormENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols t per Cent. Reduced `'ev 7 3 per Cent B9l 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894... . — '4.47aluttes, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — $D itto for 30 y rs , exp i re sth A pr il, 1885 llequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2/ tic 3 per Cent. 8 die Ditto £5OO .... Ditto £lOO and £200 Sank England Stk, 41 per Ct., last hf.-yr — IN Dikrz GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I a' 4'14 Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — D itto 5 p er Cet. July, 1870 Ditto Account.. . Dit Doper Cent., Oct. 1888 — 'ertitleates Ditto Faltaced Paper, 4 ;.Pr Cent — Ditto 6 per Cent , Jan. 1872 Pit o 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., lot)6 D , ". , Bonds t.i1.000 — Ditto under £l,OOO •••• FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditt o 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 B9l Ditto Scrip, £55 paid.... Bue nos Ayres 6 per Cent ) itto Account.... Cooa' 6 per Ce n t. mbian 6 Scrip £BO pd ' Lillia n 6 per Cent .. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — k 'gVptian 7 p er C ent lOl Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup.ms — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account — nuatemala 5 per Cent. Moorish I mper i a l 5 per Cent - Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway — Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account.... New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Def erre d Bl Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account 4Bl Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 4} per Cent., 1862 Piedmontese, 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid — pm Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St B9l 'Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account • Ditto Passive Ditto Account 351 61 Swedish, 4 per Cent Ditto Account • . Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account l3l 1 Sardinian 5 per Cent B4 Ditto Account — Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto £lOO Bonds.. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account I) itte, £lOO Bonds 7ll Ditto 6 per Cent, 1863 ... Di tto Guaranteed, 4 per C ent lOO Ve nezuela 3 per Cent. • D itto Account ........ , ........ Ditto G per Cent., 1862.... Ditto 11 poi Cent .......''....• Dividends on the above payable in Loud u Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. ._.. Ditto Account , C onsols M TWO O'CLOCK. .. 911 a oney ' Di tto April Account . . and TrIACKERAY'S LAKES AND PENATES.---A large motley crowd filled the beautitul residence of the l ate Mr. Th4ckeray for four days. Stat e ly d uc h esses, codeal old Hebrews from Houndsditch, authors repre leil !iertivo*g different d epartments of literature, furniture men, us hunters w ear i ng spectacles, art i sts, and bargain household enters havejust been jostling each other at the sale o f t h e effects of the Great Novelist. TKE POPULAR APPRPCIATION OF SIR ROWLAND I'LL should be marked as well as the national one. Sup. thesesays the Spectator--a statue were erected in, front of II Olit•Ofac e ? Closing ar d.ailwaya Paid. Prioe. B witness dun , 1 , 1 t -antic &. St Lawrem, All 58 60 ,lorn.,Baroda3c.Cent . 1034 104 Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New . ...... 8 p 1 p '2O Do. E. Shares 03 Balialo and Lake Huron a 65 6 i/o. Preterunoe zi/ 76 8 4 00 _ p. et. bds. Aug. 1, Do. do. July 1, 187 - 00 )0. ,10. Jun- • - ta.& ,I. I . 100 103 (04 'ape Town Dock Seri. 100 103 103 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 1051 1061 Acelt East Indian. gu. sp. e. 1(1 , , 1u45 105 10414 20 Do. do. (4 Ext l5 5 4 P 20 Do. do. II do. stook Grand I' runk of Canada 19 20 100 Do. Ist Prel. Bonds all 13 /5 100 Do. uO. deferred all 58 62 (00 Do. 2d Prel. Bonds all 65 67 10 0 Do. do. deterred...- all 51 53 1 00 Do. 3d P et. stock 100 Do. do. deterred all 90 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 22 15 stook Ot.lndlaPenin.gua.6p.o 100 1031 104 i 1034 41 31 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0 l2 5 Do. January, 1862 .. - - stook tit. South.oflndia(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 91 10 201 Do. New 18 11 101 f; 10 0 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 92 94 100 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 4 /I) stock Madras. guar., sp. o. stock Do. 44 p. 0. Extension 100 97 98 stock Do. 44 do lOO s 2 94 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 - stock Helb.Corp. i, p. o. Bnds lOO - - 50 Slelb. & Hobson's Bay all 55 58 100 Do. 7p. C. alortg. Bds all - - 20 Newßrur swiok at Canda Class A. and B. all 2 5 N.ll.l.C'das pc Ist t bds 100 82 14 stock Soinde (100 1031 1041 stock Do. Delhi , ; •1 .4 1100 103 104 SO Do. do 2 1.1) St Do. Punjanb all 1025 1034 Do. Do. &at , 100 - - Stook Do. Indus. St. Flo. J 1 100 ,98 10) , ---- QuLON IAL (10 V ERN bILEN f SEC U - ICau.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja •tJ ui) - 1877-81 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 100 102 - Do. dp. c.Mar.& Sept. 100 99 101 - Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 8J al 884 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 - Cape G.Hope, 6p 0,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 108 110 Do. 1891, 100 110 112 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 111 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 111 - 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 1075 - jNatal Gov. 6 per cant.. 130 itB 110 N.B.G ov. 6 p.o.J a.itJuly 100 101 103 - lio. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W . Gov. 6 p 100 99 100 - Dv. sp. c.,lBii to E:t . 100 99 10 1 994 Do. d0.,1888 &now& 100 99 100 991 - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 108 110 - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - sterling, 1875 LOu 103 , 105 - Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO - S. Aus G6p.e.1676.& up lOO 103 111 VM.Gov. 6 p.o. Ja.&July 100 - - Do. to n.o. A.D.AtOot. 100 ill 112 I 1114 - MINES. 2 iGambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 id - I iltiord Amalgamated.. - 34 35 - Devon G. Cons."favist., 1 555 665 - East Bassett (Mogan,- 30 63 65 - I East Clogau Gold Ltd. - - - ;East Caradon ....... • 291 306 - I 'East Carn Brea.... - WI Russel (Tavistk 8.9.0 45 41 - 161-4m..tBt.AutiyukGwelt , - .8 10 11 - H teat South Tolgus >ie 4 43 - Wheal Vor(Belatol, 10 4'; i 2 I;reuville 74 74 - ler2,4l's- Foot-. 45 37 - • , Ing - ston Downs... 4. • 8.0 34 45 - Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lela'? 19 21. - ;tarke Valley. I !Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ;4 15 Ir. - New Setun l,li 85 95 - • orth Downs ,4 11 2 %VW, Baseet(lllo4,,, 3.i 2 25 - '.orth Wheal Crotty ~1 2 .6.• J 41 55 - lar COD SOlB (6t. Blaze --- - . rovidence(Uny Lelni. 41 43 -- South Caradon(St.Clee, 1 440 460 • - S. Cara Brea (Illogan).. - Wheal Fran. (Illo4su 15.1 , -.s , 50 55 - {Stray Park 30.17.0 33 35 ramar SilV.s Lead Slitr - '- fin Croft J 19 20 West Basset (Illogan) l4 11 12 - W CI radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan ) 5-4 875 921 - Wheal Buller(Redrutb) 10 31 37 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 - WhealLud. ott Wheal Mary Ann ;Men ) 8 134 141 - Wheal Seton . 681 190 195 - Wheal Treiawney (Lis.), 7 21 22 - IWheal Union I 3.17 21 2/ PREFERENCE SHARES. ItWestern, Wt. Midland, Oxford, lab guaranteed stook, 122 London, Chatham, and Dover a per cent. pref., 99 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS, London, Chatham, .tc., Metrop. rlxt., B 6 per cent, 99 FOREIGN RAILWAYS, Copenhagen, lim., 23 Great Luxembourg, 11; Sambre and Meuse, 11 San Paulo (lim.), vua. 7 per cent, Ditto (all), 213 1 FOREIGN MINES. East del Rey (lira.), Yudanantutana of 8, Australia, llw,, 33 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Accra and'United Service (lint.), 1225 13 Alliance 491 Ditto, new, 34 Anglo Austrian, 61 Bank of utago, lim,, 41 • Bank ot Queensland (lim), 20 Chartered Bank ot India, Australia, and China, 44; 5 Consolidated Bank, lim., 101 1 English and Irish (lim.), 153 1 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 213 European Bank, Um. ' 91 Hindustan, uhina, and Japan (11w.), 343 31 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm , 10; Imperial Bank (lim,), 341 4 Imperial Ottoman, 191 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 31 1 London Bank ot Scotland, 1im.,*141 London and Brazilian aim.), 59 3 Loudon, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, , Ditto, new, 55 London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, lim., 20 MISCELLANEOUS. London Chartered Bank of Australia, 263 London and County, 594 60 London and Northern (lim.), 141 London and South African, 275 London and Westminster, 81 sletrop. and l'rov. Bank (liin.), 261 5) National of Liverpool, limited, -.- Ditto. new, 61 Oriental Bank Corporation, 63 Scinde, Puoiaub, and Delhi, liro.:113 Australian Murt. Land and Finanoe, Bro., .seriin Water Works, lim., 81 ; c ß o o m m til bay rc t i . a a i s Union u In surance), 91 limited, Contract Corporation, lim., 73 Discount Corporation, Egyptian Commercial e and Trading, u m ,, 3 Electric Telegraph, 10 33 Financial Corporation, 4/ 5 i 1 5 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., 81 1 4 iiimsou a Bay, 187, 193 Indian Carrying (lim, l 1; International F.nalle ) la Nr ) cletY, 11 4 I Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam, lim., 7i Joint stock Discount, Jim., 61 Land Securities, lim., 4; London Financial Association, lim,, 261 ; Dit o, new, 157, Londn Provincial Marine, 3 Madras Irrigation and Canal, 21 Ditto (ill), 21 National Steam Navivition, Rm., 5 4; Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint, 7 TILE FIR,T LOCOMOTIVE ENGIN E was landed last month at Ceylon on a bamboo raft, and drawn to the rail. waY station by 4 team of three elephants, ETIARE MARKITS.—This day, Share )1 ailwayo. tucl Bir., "%Vol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter , Caledonian !Cork 411.1 Bandon Corn Waii 8 Ei Si 9 83 E 5 118 a 1191 ID o A A vets no div D o. R till 6pe.ptn.lia been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. ,Glasg. and S. Western. ;GreatEastern, Ord. stk! Ditto A stock Ditto East A nglian 81; GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern I Do A stock I Do B do Gt. S. anal W. of Irelan, I Great Western ...... Do Str Val gua. stool Lancastuee & Yorkshire London and BlaCkwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., told Dover Lon. & Noeh Western Lon. & So'.th Western Man., Slid., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do j shires Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby' Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Beat Do Cray Line North British iEdin„ Perth, & Dundee iNth. Eastern—Bervidoi, Do, G.N.E. purchase I Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle 'North London ‘P.16.4j Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction, Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stooh Do Soot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun statues, Wok.,andWok Stookton & Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford Kilkeuny West Cornwall \%. Hartlepool Har.iscß West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford, 6 7 33 37 16 17 91 93 101. ICG 47 8 81 71 127 128 128} 129 i 130 132 93 95 66 t 6 Iro4 110 68 70 103 101 42i 43t 108} IC8) 98 100 52 83 1 , 14 111 1274 1213/1 96 93 62 64 24 26 1002 1011 55i 61 874 6S 125 128 1 2 p 78 79 10! 11i 124 126 44 44 98 100 53 64 34 £6 80 901 98 101 Si i 87 3 8 91 10 u 7 8 e, 163 166 5 7 , 3 E pi 91 91 22 24 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOC;kA Paid. Closing flusines3 Price. done. 1271 65 65/ 1091 43 21 3h 1081 1 98 112} i 131 984 P 101 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. TEE ST7N, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1864. MARKETS—This Day. NARK-LANE. The country markets hela on Saturday were dull for wheat, and prices had a downward tendency. For barley, oats, beans, and peas the trade was in a sluggish state, at barely late rates. Flour moved off slowly, on former terms. On the continent and at New York the amount of busi ness doing in cereals, for export to Great Britain, continues much restricted. But moderate supplies of English produce were received up to our market last week. The import from abroad con sisted of 3,401 quarters of wheat 3,492 barley, 25,351 oats, 2,610 beans, 39 peas, 786 tares, 23,353 linsead, 6,424 oil seeds, 405 sundry seeds, 270 sacks and 2,251 barrels of flour. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was by no means extensive. In most descriptions a moderate retail business was transacted, and previous quotations were steadily supported. The arrivals of home• grown wheat fresh up to this morn ing's market were small, but there was a slight improve ment in the general condition of the produce. The trade, however, ruled far from active; nevertheless, at the close of business, a fair clearance had been effected, and the prices realised were without alteration from Monday last. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEAbUREI, IN - heat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 393 to 42s Ditto, old --s —s Ditto, white, 1863 42s 48s Ditto, ol d _ Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —3 —a Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 238 253 Malting 258 388 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware 6OB 66s Chevalier 66s 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnah., Feeding lBs 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 153 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding l9s 23s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey. Maple 3ls 33s White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 608 Stockton and 27s 298 American, per barrel METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Thera was a fair average supply of foreign stock on sale in onr market to-day. Amongst it were 122 beasts from Spain, Sales progressed slowly, at depressed currencies. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, were on the increase, and most breeds came to hand in excellent condition. The beef trade was in a most inactive state, at a decline in the quotations compared with Monday last of 2d per 81bs. The top figure for Scots was 4s 10d per 81bs, and many very prime animals sold at 4s 8i per Blbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,400 Scots, crosses, and short horns; from other parts of England, 700 various breeds; from Scotland, 315 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 120 oxen and heifers. There was an increased supply of sheep on offer, and its general quality was good. The mutton trade was heavy; nevertheless, sheep in the wool realised late currencies, the top figure for Downs being 6s per Blbs, but clipped breeds gave way 2d per 81bs, the highest quotation being 4s 10d per 8i bs. Lambs, the supply of which was very moderate, sold readily at 7e 4d per 81bs. A few very superior Down lambs realised 8s per 81bs. The veal trade was inactive, yet previous rates were sup ported ; the quotations were 4s 4d to 58 4d per 81bs. We have to report a slow inquiry for pigs, at previous rates. Per 81bs.to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 4 10 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 Second qualitydo. 4 4 5 2 a. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Large orse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Suckling calves, 16s to 228 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 268 each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts _.003 Cows — Sheep and lambs .... 2,38) Sheep Calves rigs The total imprts of foreign stocK into London, last week, amounted to 3,852 head. in the corresponding week in 1863, we received 5,449—in 1862, 2,768—in 1861, 2,106 —in 1860, 2,351—in 1859, 3,065—in 1868, 414 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAsI WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 446 .. '222 . . . 162 .. 136 Harlingen .... 21 .. namouqs i.r 1981 23 .. 44 Amsterdam .. Boulogne - • • .. .. -- - 20 Bremen . • .• •• ••••• Dordt.. 39 .. 138 • • • • • • -- Nieu Diep •. • 4,1 •• se - Antwerp 5O .. 19 .. 30 .. Ostend ..... 73 .. 251 338 Calais. 5O .. 216 Oporto — • • Dunkirk -- . • --- .. --- .. -- 94 .. - .. - .. 109 Total .... 751 .. 2015 .. .. 220 .. 863 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 863 • 660 4,736 .. 2 .. 149 .. 2 BG2 73 .. 2,537 .. 38 .. 120 .. 861 493 .. 1,499 .. 1.. 76 .. 38 .860 185 v - • • -- • • .858 •• •• •• '''''. e • '"" • • A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, March 23, 1863, and this day. Monday, March - 21, 1864. Per Bib. to sink tho offal. March 23, 1863. 3 4 to 3 6 Maroh 21, 1864. 3 4to 3 8 SEEDS. In cloverseed there is but little doing, no change having taken place in the quotations. The demand for canary seed is inactive at about stationary prices. For tares there is a dull inquiry at barely late rates. Linseed and rapeseed rule steady. Cakes are in good request at extreme quota• Lions. Turnip,White,p.bus.llB to 14s Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown lOB 13s White. Tares, Spring....4s Od 48 6d Old per quarter - s —8 Cisnary, per quarter 528 6.s Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., et —s —s White Foreign Red 448 508 White 5OB 648 Trefoil, new. 22s 274 Carraway ...225 261 Coriander l2s 163 Ilempseed, per qr 44s 46s Linseed,Enp, - ,.sowing 72s 71s hi Crusng 66s 708 Baltic - —s —s Odessa —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English ,£9los.£lo is Forei;y,n £9 lOs £lO Rape Cakes,p ton.C6 Os £1:1 Os Rapeseed, new,pr qr 62s 65s TALLOW. P.Y.C. is in limi'ed request to-day at 42s per cwt. on ,allow is quoted at 41s 3d net cash. In h fat an advance to 2s 2d per Blbs. has the spot. Town the value of rou, taken place. 059 02 to 4650 l to 43692 to' • Particulars. c t 6 1850. 1861 1862. i 1863. 1864. --- —-- I Stock this day.— 5759.1 33,955 72.0-9 42,144 45.218 f 12s Od to 65.579 { Price of Y.C. .. 1 —Es Od 59s 3d —s Od '—s d —s Od Delivery lastweek 1,077 1,000 1, 70 1,c42 1,313 Ditto from June 1 6J,09' 67,919 103,302 68,017 64,3!5 Arrivals last week ;325 1, tOt 82 677 1015 Ditto from June 1 91,871 112,944 88,685 75,016 82,017 Price of Town .... 58s Od 58s Od 48s Od i 45s Id 43s Oct MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A GENTLEMAN IMPROPERLY CHARGED BY THE POLICE.—Mr. John Anderson, a gentleman residing at No. 4, Qucen•square, Westminster, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Beales, 131 C, in Jermyn street. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the defendant. Beales said that a little after 12 on Saturday night he was assisting other constables to the station with two females, when just before getting to the corner of Lower Regent-street the defendant put his walking-stick between his (the constable's) legs, and when he got to Jermyn street the defendant kicked him on the leg. A large crowd followed to the station, and when he got to the station-house door he took the defendant into custody for assaulting him. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the constable said there was a very large crowd and that the defendant was walking be hind him, but a little at his side, when he put his stick between his legs and kicked him, There were between 300 and 400 persons present, and the mob called out " Let the poor devils go." Another constable corroborated Beales, and in answer to Mr. Lewis, said he heard the defendant cry out, " Rescue, rescue," the defendant being close to Beales at the time, and that Beales gave the defendant inio his custody at the corner of Jermyn-street. Staines, 123 C, was called, and said he was assisting in taking the two females to the station, and although he had an equal opportunity of seeing what took place to the second constable, he stated that he did not see the defendant do anything. Mr. Lewis, in addressing the magistrate on the defendant's behalf, said that many persons were convicted for assaults on the police because they were unable to bring forward evidence to refute the statements of the police. He (Mr. Lewis) believed that his worship had heard the truth from the last constable (Staines) when he said that he saw nothing done by the defendant. The second constable said he saw the stick placed by the defendant between the legs of the first constable, while the last constable called, and was in a position to see all that occurred,saw nothing done, and one constable said he took the defendant into custody outside the station, and the other that he took him at the corner of Jermyn-street, some distance from the station. The de fendant was a gentleman of position, and so far from mo lesting the police had on one occasion assisted them, and given evidence on their behalf. He (Mr. Lewis) would call a gentleman who was in the defendant's company—arm in arm with him all the time—and he would state that the defendant neither placed his stick between the constable's legs nor kicked him. Mr. Joseph Burke, civil engineer, of 4, Queen-square, Westminster, deposed that on passing down the Haymar ket on Saturday night with Mr. Anderson, with whom he had been playing at billiards, they saw a large crowd col lected, and walked to the Vine-street station to see the cause, and while standing outside the defendant was dragged into the station, the constable (Beales) saying, "You are the man who assaulted me," The defendant had been arm mig e nt e al e l o l i lgate, never placed his stick as stated, nor tance of the constable (Beales). - - - . . Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was impossible he could convict in the case, more especially after the discrepancies in the evidence of the police, they not seeming to know where they took the defendant into custody—one stating at the corner of Jermyn-street, the other outside the station. Mr. Lewis stated that he bad another witness to call, if necessary. Mr. Tyrwhitt discharged the defendant. THAMES. ONE OP THE FORTY THIEVES IN TROUBLE.--Thomas Perkins, a boy about 15 years of age, was brought up on a warrant, before Mr. Partridge, charged with threatening the life of Mrs. Rosa Jones, a respectable matron, dwelling in Eastfield-street, Limehouse. The prisoner belongs to the celebrated Forty Thieves, of Limehouse, whose exploits and villainy have been exposed by the Rev. Mr. Carr, the incumbent of St. John's District Church. in that parish. The prisoner, and three more of the "forty" were in custody for a serious robbery. They were remanded four times, and finally discharged. One of the witnesses was a good and honest boy, the son of Mrs, Jones. The gang have since molested Mrs. Jones and her son, and threatened them. Tae prisoner who is one of the leaders of the " Forty," and a perfect ruffian, had taken an active part in the persecution of Mrs. Jones and her son, and had repeatedly threatened them. On the 3d inst. Mrs. Jones was at her own door waiting for her son when the pt ismer accosted her, and used the most diabolical language. He said he would give it her over the b-y face and eyes, and knock her two eyes into one. He also said he would do for her son as well as herself. This abuse continued some time, and the prisoner only desisted on the approach of a police•const►ble. Mrs. Jones was in great terror of the prisoner and his companions. Police-sergeant Briden, 4 K, said the prisoner was a thief, and belonged to a desperate gang.' Mr. Partridge held the prisoner to bail in one surety of of £lO to keep the peace for three months. He was locked up. STABBING.—PhiIIip Card, aged 19, a German baker, of New street, Mile-end Old Town, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with cutting and wounding a foreign Jew named Abraham Simons. The complainant said he was a tailor, dwelling at 8, Union-street, Whitechapel. He was at a ball at the White Hart, in Leman-street, and while the dancing was going on an Englishman pushed against the prisoner by accident. The prisoner said to the Englishman, " Why the don't you move away while lam dancing." He remonstrated with the prisoner, and said " There is no occasion to insult any one." The prisoner ramie use of very foul language, and threatened him. He said to the prisoner, " What do you want with me ? leave me alone," The prisoner said "I'll fight you," and made a jump at him. Other Germans jumped up also, and the prisoner struck him on the back of the head. He found his head bleeding. The Germans laid hold of him. There were fifteen of them. He was thrown down on the floor and savagely beaten, The landlord of the house interfered, and took the prisoner away and gave him into custody. Witnesses were heard in confirmation Mr. Robert Hughes, house surgeon at the London Hos pital, sa id the prosecutor was brought there bleedin g pro fusely. He found a small incised wound, penetrating to the bone, and three-quarters of an inch in length on the back of the head. The wound had been inflicted with a penknife or small-bladed knife. Mr, Partridge committed the prisoner for trial. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, March 21.—Wind this day at noon—North- East; moderate breeze, and fine weather. N.W•-Arrived-- POgTB9i O UT H, March 19.—Wind N.W.—Arrived— Rubens, from Algoa Bay—Gauntlet, from London for Hong Kong. PLYMOUTH, March 19.—Wind E.—Arrived—Heroes of Alma, from Shanghae—Robert Jones, from Ceylon—North Star, from Rio Janeiro. FALMOUTH, March 20.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Haw thorn, from Bhanghae—Ocean Nymph, from Portland. Sailcd—Odina, for Havannih. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTILIMMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived —Spirit, from London ; Edward and Mary, from the Channel; La Poule, from Cherbourg,. Sailed—Z wove, for Dontzic ; Bessie, for Sunderland. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) URAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, March 20.—Julie, from Landscraua ; Conquest, from Bruges. Lobekir a, from Groningen; Ariel, from Algoa Bay ; Barteld Hermann, from Groningen. Arrived, March 21—Vir Wissil, and ...routes Fiuema, from Groningen. DEAL, Monday Morning. Anchored —Vesta (brig), from the west, for north. Passed—Becta (screw steamer), for Malta; Moranga, for Penang; Fenzel, for Hongkong; Eden, for Swansea—all from Loudon ; Era (screw steamer), from the west, for Bor deaux; Johanna Schmidt, from Chathani, for Newport; Forest Queen, from London, for Halifax. Fam -- ed iu tow Medusa, from Calcutta, for London. Caarse and inferior beasts.... Second quality do. 3 8 4 013 10 4 2 ?rime large oxen .. 4 2 4 61 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c 4 8 410 ' 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 5 0 5 8 5 4 5 8 Prime Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkors Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 260 260 SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 24, 1863.—Beasts, 3,890 sheep, 17,6 GO—calves, 103—pigs, 450. MARCH 25, 1861.—Bee.sts, 3,sBo—sheep, 19,260—calves, 79—pigs, 210, NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. These markets continue to be moderately supplied with town and country-killed meat. Genera dy speaking, the trade is firm, and prices somewhat higher than on Monday last. Per Sib. by the carcase. sdad [nferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Nliddling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Fri►ne large do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 2 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 8 3 10 adad Middlingmutton 4 0 4 2 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Vaal Small pork 4 2 4 6 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. The demand for hops is less active. The value of last year's growth is well supported; otherwise, the quotations have a drooping tendency. The imports into London last week was 675 bales from New York, 33 Rotterdam, 17 Hamburg, and 15 Ostend. Mid and East Kents £5 Os to £9 lOs per cwt. Weald of Kents 6 Os to , 7 75 „ Sussex 4 15s to 6 15s ~ Yearlings 3 103 to 5 Os ~ Bavarian 5 58 to 8 8s ~ Belgian American BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of potatoes to these markets continue exten sive. Good and prime qualities move off slowly at about previous rates; otherwise the trade is dull, yet there is no material change to notice in the currency. Yorkshire', Regents 4ss to 70s per ton. Flukes Rocks Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 46s to 70s „ Rocks Kent and Ess,,x Regents WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool continue to be well attended by home buyers. The amount of business doing for export is still restricted ; nevertheless, the biddings rule somewhat inactive, at an advance in prices from the close of last sales of Id per lb. Inferior and greasy Cape produce, however, owing to the absence of American buyers, does not participate in this improvement. In the private contract market English wool rules vary firm, and the recent advance in prices is well supported. The import into London last week was—from Bales. Melbourne Port Philip and Geelong Moretown Bay .. Adelaide t ape Sundry other ports, about CURRENT PRICES OP ENGLISH WOOL PER LB. Fleeces—South Down hoggets ls 9d to is 10d Half bred do is llid 2s Od Kent fleeces ... 0.. S. Down ewes and wethers is 81 is 9d Leicester do Sorts—Clothing is 6d is lOid Combing ~,,., .... ,„ is 60 -- is 110 LAW INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE COLONEL WAUGH. His Honour asked whether it was a fact that Mr. Com missioner Holroyd declined to interfere in this matter. Mr. Sargood said it was so. His Honour said the more he thought of the matter the more he was convinced that he could not inter fere, but must leave the matter for the Common Law Court. He considered it a great injustice that a man should be detained in prison on such a process as that on which Colonel Waugh had been taken into custody. He was called upon to give bail to the amount of £lOO,OOO, which almost amounted to imprisonment for life, and yet by merely lodging the process at the prison the debtor was locked up without hope, as the creditor was not bound to proceed a step further, although the debt r was ready to meet the case. He thought that on the facts being repre sented one of the learned judges would interfere. It was ultimately decided that the case should extend over for a fortnight, and then be brought before his Honour again. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WESTMINSTER. PROVIDING A SUNDAY'S DINNER,—Mary Payers, a middle-aged woman, was charged with stealing a hand of pickled pork from the shop of Mr. John Grammar, 125, Brompton-road. George Wagstaff said that at half-past 11 on Saturday night he saw the prisoner go up to the prosecutor's shop and steal a hand of pork, weighing 441 b. and value 2s. 6d., from the stall board in front. She then quietly walked away with the pork under her ehawl, but witness followed and charged her with the robbery, and brought her back to the shop, where she replaced the pork near the spot from which she had taken it. Mr. Selfe asked whether she was knr.wn ? The young man replied in the negative, and it was then statod that Mr. Grammar was frequently robbed in this way. Prisoner said she was very sorry, and ehe hopod the magistrate would be lenient with her, as she had been drinking a little. James Seymour, a detective officer, said that prisoner was given into his charge on Saturday night. Oa search ing her he found an Ostend rabbit concealed under her arm. Mr. Salle—Have you got any owner for the rabbit ? Polic3man—No, your worship; it is so difficult for any one to identify. I asked her where she got it from, but she could not tell me or would not. Mr. Selfe (to prisoner)—Da you plead guilty to the charge of stealing the pork ? Prisoner—yes. - M. Selfe—Do you wish me to deal with the case, or would you rather that it should be sent to sessions ? Prisoner—l should like you to try me. Mr. Selfe—Well, then, I am of opinion that you are making a practice of this sort of thing, and as the offence is very clearly proved, I shall commit you for three months to hard labour. RE IL W. CHURCH. This bankrupt was a clerk to a brewer, and he was sen tenced a short time since by the Court to be imprisoned for offences under the Bankrupt Law, but against which deci sion he had appealed, but the case had not been argued. His Hcnour was now asked co withhold the commitment until atter the 12th April, the next appeal day. The application was granted. RE AI This bankrupt was described as of Old Broad-street, silk broker, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge. The debts amount to £9,204, unsecured ; £36,749, secured; good debts, £629; property, £1,268; ditto in hands of creditors, £38,563; deficiency, £5.568. An adjournment for six weeks was taken by consent, Fire and Loss of Life. On Saturday morning, at a few minutes before 6 o'clock, a fire broke oat in the premises belonging to Mr. H. Heath, hatter, 393, Oxford-street. The Royal Society's fire escapes, the engines of the London Brigade, and a powerful land steamer, quickly attended ; but the flames could not be ex tinguished until the whole of the floors of the fac tory were burned out. The origin of the fire is at present unknown. Mr. Heath was partially insured in the Royal Exchange File-office, and the build ing was insured in the Westminster Fire-office. Another fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. Martin, an oil and colour man, carrying on business at the angle of Middle Searle-place and Searle-place, a narrow thorough fare leading into or near Fleet-street. The premises were four floors high, and owing to the quantity of inflammable articles they contained, the fire rapidly spread. Messengers were at once despatched for the aid of the Royal Society's escapes and engines, and in the course of a few minutes Tapsell arrived with the St. Clement Banes escape, and by raising his ladders succeeded in. rescuin one person from the adjoining house, which was also on fire. He applied the portable ladders and also the jumping-sheet, but he was too late to render any assistance to the persons in the oil warehouse. The inmates, in order to escape being burnt to death, hastened to the third floor, but instead of closing the doors and waiting till the escape ladders arrived, they made an attempt to jump out of the windows. One woman fell upon her head. She was picked up alive and removed to King's College Hospital, but she died immediately after her admission. Two others jumped from the same floor, and they are re ported to be seriously injured. It is believed that they were removed to the houses of some of the neighbours. By half-past ten o'clock, two hours after the commencement of the fire, it was nearly extinguished, but not until the premises in which the outbreak began were all but destroyed. A Ghost Story and the late Murder at Sea by a Greek Sailor, A strange story is told in connection with the report of the murder at sea on beard of the barque Pontiac, of Liverpool, b Jean Mafatos, a Gi - eek s ailor, now in custody i n E e i n bergh. It may be e remembered that on the 13th October last, five days after the Pontiac left Callao, Jean Moyatos murdered one of his 'fellow seamen, and stabbed another in such a dangerous manner that his life nights before the fatal oc currence, the mate of th e P ont i ac was s tanding was despaired of. Two near the man at the' helm, no other person being on the quarter-deck at the ti me , when the latter in great terror called out, "''ghat is that near the cabin door ?" The mate r e pli e d t h at h e saw no thing, and looked about to see if any o ne was near, but he failed to discover any person. The steersman t hen, much terrified, said the figure he saw was that of a strange looking man, of ghostly appearance, afterwards exclaimed, at the captain's win dowand almost "Therel mh 'il es h t e i s mate, iamgne i h sat e ta u en g l yd h i n i g a view of the captain's window, saw no figure near it, nor at any other part of the quarter-deck, though he looked round the report went from one e and tothe round. othe rth N at e e xt day ghost was on board, which filled some of the sailors with alarm, while others made a jest of it. Next night, a boy (a stowaway) was so dreadfully alarmed in his bunk ty something he saw or felt (we do not know which), that he cried out so loudly as to waken all the seamen in bed. The boy was sure it was the ghost seen the previous night that had frightened him; and others of more mature years were inclined to taink so too. Perhaps more than one half of those on board be lieved that something supernatural was on board and that some calamity was about to happen. Bat there were two on board who did not believe the murdered and his companion who Was stabbed. The ghost stories, and these were the met who was former joked with the boy about the ghost, and said he would have his knife well sharpened and ready for the gh os t if it appeared the next ni g h t . H e would give it a stab and " chuck" it overboard.. Tee latter joined in the joke, Baying he al so wou ld h e l p " to Ci e for t h e ghost, and ot h ers said they would have letters ready for the ghost to carry to overboard, ofandin consequence of the Englishtheir friends i n the other world. Jean M o y a t os overheard what was said as to stabbi ng an d throw ing his imperfect knowledge language, an d h av i ng previoutily supposed there was a canabinttion against him, thought the threats were made against him, and therefore resolved to protect himself. A few hours after the jesting we have briefly explained took place, he stabbed the two men who principally carried on th e jest, with the fatal result known. The murder, as m i g ht be expPeted, filled everyone on board with horror, and the terror of the sailors who believed there was a ghost on board was overwhelm ing. At night, whether in bed or on watch on deck, they had great dread, which was h e i g h tene d by reports that strange noises were beard below. Not even at the end of the voyage had the fear been overcome, for after the ship was moored in the docks two of the crew who had agreed to sleep on board became so frightened after their companions were paid off that they refused to remain in the vessel at night.—Scotsman. Extraordinary Trial, A cause celebre is now being tried at Air, All the principal journals have sent special reporters, and MM, Jules Fevre a nd Lachand are retained £pr the defence. Ia July last, a man named Maurice Rout, a coachman in the service of M. Armand, a gentle man of large preperty, residing at Montpellier, was found iu the cellar of his master's house, lying on his face, with n wound en the back of his head, a rope tightly drawn round his neck, his bands tied bq:hind his back, and apparently in a dying state. It was in the evening that he was thus found. The man had been missing all day, and M. Armand had saveral times spoken angrily of his abtence fzom his duties. A maid-servant in the house, who had heard her master inquiring for Maurice Roux, - told . him that she thought she heard Maurice groaning in the cellar. M. Armaad said the girl must be dreaming, but nevertheless accompanied her down • the cellar stairs, and there found Maurice in the position described. M. Armand at once ran to fetch medical men. and a commissary of police. According to the report of the medical men, Mau rice was nearly strangled, and in a most dangerous condition. He could not speak a word, but was able to understand what was said to him. The com missary of police prorluced a child's alphabet of ivory letters and asked the man to spell the name of the person who had attempted to murder him. He spelt the name of " Armand"—his master. A long examination ensued by means of the alphabet, in the course of which the mon explained that, while he was sawing wood in the cellar his master came behind him, and saying, " Je t'appron drai a appeler ma maison une baraque"—(l will teach you to call my house a barrack)—he struck him a tremendous blow on the head with a log of wood, which felled him to the ground ; then he twisted a rope tightly round his neck and tied his hands behind him. This happened at 8 o'clock in the morning. When Maurice Rout recovered he repeated by word of mouth everything that he had indicated by the alphabet, persisted in his story after being warned by the Judge of Instruction of his terrible responsibility to God and man if he made a false accusation, and took the sacrament upon it in the presence of the j udge. M. Armand was arrested upon this testimony, and at the end of last year he was brought up at the bar of the assize court of Montpelier to take his trial on a capital charge. But when judge and jury were assembled, and the Pro cureur Imperial ready with his speech for the PO' secution ; when M. Jules Favre, specially brought down from Paris, had taken his seat in front of the dock in which the prisoner was placed ; and, when the court was crammed to suffocation with the prin cipal inhabitants of the department, burning with curiosity to hear the case, the news came that Mau rice Roux, on his way to the court to give evidence, had been waylaid and beaten within an inch of hia life, so that it was impossible for him to appear. Tho trial was necessarily postponed. The general opinion in Montpelier was that M. Armand, who is a very wealthy man, had suborned a bravo to murder Maurice Roux in order to prevent him from appearing against him. Maurice Roux, how ever, revived after some days' medical treatment. Meanwhile, M. Armand's counsel appiitd to the Court of Cessation for a change of venue, on the ground that there was so much prejudice against the prisoner in Montpellier that he could not have a fair trial there. The Court granted the applica tion, and ordered that the trial should take place at Aix. It is a singular circumstance, and one that. gives rise to many conjectures, and when the list of witnesses was called at th© opening o the trial Maurice Roux did not answer, and it was stated in ceurt.t hat when he arrived at Aix by the railway he was taken very ill. The pubic prosecutor said, however, that he was expected to attend the next day. The extraordinary defence set up is that Maurice Roux's story is a pure invention, that he inflicted injuries upon himself, put the rope round his own neck, and tied his owl hands behind hlm, upon the calculation that by accusing his master, who has the reputation of being a violent man, and is said to have struck his servants before, he should get a large sum of money out of him. This theory fessor of medical jurisprudence in Paris, and by Dr. Jacquet, a leading surgeon of Montpellier. Nevertheless, the public prosecutor made a crushing speech against the prisoner, and pressed urgently for a conviction. The improbabilities on either side are very great, and the result of the trial is awaited with extraordinary interest. MRS. SOMERVILLE, the eminent astronomer, is at Genoa, on a visit. Although more than fourscore years old, she is said to be engaged upon a work of literary im portance; and such is the fine tone of her constitution that she read the smallest print and thread a needle without spectacles. MALTA AND ALEXANDRIA TELEGRAPH.--ALsers. Glass, Elliott, and Co. have received a telegram from Alex andria, dated 9.30 a.m., 19th March, informing them that the telegraph line between Malta and Alexandria is again open to the public for the transmission of messages. Uni versal satisfaction prevails in Egypt at the restoration of telegraphic communication with Europe. FATAL OCCURRENCES ON THE RIVER.-Shortly before the start for the Univerei y boat-race on Saturday morning, when the river was crowded with craft of all descriptions, en accident, attenaed with a fatal result, occurred just below Hammersmith-bridge. Three youths were rowing a wherry. when, through their unskilful ma nagement, they ran foul of a heavy barge, and the wherry immediately filled and went down. Two of the youths were saved, but the third, a very fine boy, named Benjamin Wheeler, between 12 and 13 years of age, the son of re spectable parents residing in Chesrer-street, Lambeth, was carried away with the tide and sank. About the same time a boatman, named Enouh Smith, belonging to Kingston-on- Thames, was in the act of stepping from a coble on to the gunwale of a west country barge lying off Battersea, when his foot slipping he fell into the water. An oar was thrown to him to keep himself up, to which he held for a minute or two, and then let go, as it paralysed, immediately eank, and was carried away by the tide. TilE ODIOUSNESS OF DIRECT FAXES.—As for direct taxes, they may be inure logic il, but they have one drawback—the taxpayer cannot be shorn without being aware of the liberties taken with his golden or silvern fleece. An old woman might sip her tea through life, and no more know that her little caddy helped to keep the great state engine at work, than M. Jourdain knew that he had always been talking prose. But ask Mrs. Partington for one sixpence through the agency of a man with a big book, spectacles, and an inkhorn, and she will appreciate her sacrifices in Britain's cause. Direct taxes are always odious. Hundreds of thousands hold the superstitious belief, that the inventor of the window duty was struck blind as a punishment for his impious tamper ing with the light of heaven. And that the income tax is not regarded with any particular favour, it needs but a glance at Punch to prove,—Chambers's Journal, New and Improved Series. WHO ORIGINATED TIIE PENNY POSTAGE P—One Murray first ".set up" the penny rate in London for the collection and delivery of messages and parcels. Ho was an upholsterer, and commenced his private speculation in 1681. In 1683 Murray resigned his interest in the ven ture to Wm. Dockura, a merchant of London; but in a trial at the King's Bench Bar, in the reign of Charles 11., the right to circulate correspondence was adjudged to belong , to the Duke of York, as part of the General Post; and in consequence it was then annexed to the Crown, and the revenues arising therefrom were made subject to the pay ment of pensions to favourities at Court , and other "dis tinguished personages." D oc kura was compensa ted for his loss, and made general controller, bu t for subsequent mal versation of the funds he was eventually dismissed the public service.— The grocer. AN ODD DAY TO CHOOSE. Lord's Cricket Ground will be opened earlier than usual this year, the proprietor announcing Good Friday as commencing the season, several matches having been arranged to be played on that day. General practice will also commence. i rlIE WOODEN SPOON !—A list of the votes of those members of the Gorernuient who are in the House of Commons is produced at the Whitebait Dinner, and ha who is lowest on the list is probably regarded, by his Cambridge friends at least, as the wooden spoon. Dur ing the administration of Sir Robert Peel, when the Mi nisterial party was starting for Greenwich, one of them, in passing through Hrtngerford-market, bought a child's p en ny mug and a wooden epoon. After dinner, when the list of votes had been read out, the penny mur, on which was painted either " James" or " For a good boy," was presented. with all due solemnity, to Sir James Graham, and the wooden spoon to Sir William Follett. This is pro bably the origin of the statement quoted by our correspon dent.—Notes and Queries. METROPOLITAN FEEE HOSPITAL, DEVONSHIRE SQUARE, CITY.—The aggregate number of patients relieved during the week ending March 19 was—Mtdical, 1,072 ; surgical, 617 ; total, 1,719, of which 545 were new eases, SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. LREITTER'S TELEGRAM.] THE BOMBARDMENT OP FREDERICA. KOLDING, MARCH 21. The batteries before Frederica ware finished and armed during the night between the 19th and 20;h. inst. The Danes made a sortie during the night, which was repulsed. On that occasion Lieulenant von Schaper, three Guards, and one soldier of the line were killed. The bombardment of the town was commenced at 5.30 a.m. yesterday. A canonade was also kept up against the Danish encampment. The shots told very well, and the town was Ed on fire in several places. Several of the enemy's guns were dismounted. Their fire was moderate and incffec!ual, One Austrian was wounded. The bombardment con tinues. The Crown Prince, Prince Albrecht, and the Prince of Hohenzollern were on the field. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, CITY BETTING.—THIS DAY. NORTHAMTONSHIRE STAKES. 100 to 12 agst Gardner (taken heel)) oto 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken) 11 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken) 14 to 1 agst Dollar (taken) 14 to 1 agst Costa (taken) 15 to 1 agst Touch and Go (taken) 100 to 6 agst Fairwater (taken) 100 to 6 aget Gibraltar (taken) 20 to 1 agst Countersign (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sheridan (taken) 25 to 1 agst Blithfield (offered) 25 to 1 agst Lioness (offered) 25 to 1 agst Benjamin (taken) 25 to 1 agst Anglo Saxon (offered) 30 to 1 agst Union Jack (offered) 33 to 1 agst Flash-in-the-pan (offered) 40 to 1 agst M.. Phillipe (taken) CHESTER CUP. 16 to 1 agst Little Stag (taken) 33 to 1 agst Oldminster (taken) 40 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (offered) RACING FIXTU: MAI 'RES FOR, 1864. RCH. Durham Northampton 29 Catterick 3O Croxton-park sdinbargh Spring .. 2 2 .l,sergavenny 5 Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 2.5 Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath Manchester Harpenden Epsom .... 21 Ascot Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Newcastle-on-Tyne Worcestkr (Summer) Ipswich .. Newmarket July Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July Samford l4 Pontefract Au( Nottingham . l9 Winchester l9 Southampton 2O Chesterfield Good wood Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes; Reading Egham Oxford is 'Yarmouth York August Plymouth Derby .... Lichfield Stocktcn Devon and Exeter .... 30 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Days Market quiet end steady. Sales about 6,000 bales. Imports, 35,675. Previously, 13,827. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. April 18. via Marseilles Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. April:s. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar. 30. China, Penang', and Singapore, via Southatupton.April 3. -.:., %1...-.,:11.- 111... ~ Q Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Mar. 28. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton April 3. via Marseilles Mar. 14. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Mar. 28. via Marseilles Mar. 22. Portugal.... ...... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Mar. 28. via Marseilles Mar. 22. Newfoundland .. April 13. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Mar..2l, by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Mar. —. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe April 10. M Bahamas, via New York April 7. exico .. All parts of West Indies, ....Mar. 30. including Chili, Peru, I Mar 30 California. and British Columbia. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, SCOTTISH NORTH-EASTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Aberdeen on Thursday: Mr, Stirling, the chairman, pre sided. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report be adopted, confessed that at this time last year he looked forward with no little concern to the effect which the opening of the In verness and Perth Highland line would have upon the traffic of the Scottish North-Eastern Company. He was glad, therefore, to be able to point to the report as showing that the company had not only maintained their ground, but that there was a satisfactory increase in the receipts. He might mention that by the opening of the Inverness line they nut only lost the through passengers from Aberdeen to Perth. who all had formerly travelled 90 miles over the Scottish orthrEastern at an average fare of 10s. each, but they had also lost the whole traffic upon the seven miles between Stanley and Perth. In these circumstances it was grati fying to find that the traffic from other: quarters having been considerably increased fully made up for tho antici pated loss. For this they were greatly indebted to a most abundant harvest throughout the country, and the unexampled prosperity of the staple trade of the district— the flax trade. Having quoting various figures from the report, he adverted to the bills the company were now promoting before Parliament, the ariangemeats regarding which, of the whole, were in a favourable position, and con cluded by expressing his readiness to answer any questions respecting the Gffairs of the company. Dr. MATHEW seconded the adoption of the report, which was cordially agreed to ; the usual dividends were declared on the preference stocks, and also dividends on the Aber deen Original Stock at the rate of 1 per cent. per annual ; on the Scottish Midland Ordinary Stock at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum ; and on the Dundee and Arbroath Ordinary Stock at the rate of 71 per cent. per annum for the past half year. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts. - ~ Railways. 1864. 1863. 1864. 180: - ---- Belfast and N. Counties X 135 136 1,745 1,909 Belfast and County Down.. , 49 708 649 Blyth and Tyne 284 28 1,572 1,467 Bristol and Exet,er Caledonian .... . ..... - Cockermouth & Workington Bl 81 - Cork and Bandon 2O 20 328 314 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 61 115 189 Cork and Youghal - . 321 32. 404 352 Cornwall 651 531 1,454. 1,417 Deeside l7 17 242 235 Dublin & Belfast J unction.. - 63 63 1,239 1,307 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 1,347 1,6 i '2. Dublin and Meath Dub . . &Wicklow and Wexid 9tl 484 1,791 2,177 Edinburgh and cEasgow lO9l 1691 7,524 7.203 Furness, &c 5O O , 2,95 . 2,659 Glasgow & South-Western Gt.Eastern,Nrth.,&E.linion Great Northern 353 351 29,774 24 . 534 Great North of Scotland 5B 53 1,633 400 1. 570 lit. N ort hn. & Wes tn. (Irel.) 7ll 711 S. - i 7,144 '3, t.Southn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 3731 329 6 - 1 - 53 3,433 Great Western oo 3 Inverness & Aberdeen J mac SS S6l 944 A 7 1,893 Inverness & I'crth Junction 1 1 ° 1 5 9 6 i 16-561 55.°21115 .81-. 3 Irish North-Western 145 145 , o , .„ R 6 393 6 ...'" Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 31 ' 5 ! — l l4 211 Limerick and Ennis.. Limerick and Follies 263 .ti l l 58' 4 543 Idanelly 461 464 6,786 80,661 London & North-Western 1179 i ' The accounts received this morning respecting the state of trade in the manufActuring districts em e n t among i n the d e c o t, t: i n s during the past week are exce edin g l y favourable . market At, e , c l r : c e a s s t i e o r n e t the recentb r fee l ing ov ette movement d speculators, and in woollen and worsted et Leeds, Halifax, Bradford, and Huddenfield mere business has been transacted, and an improvement in prices established. Excepting Sheffield, opera tions in the hardware districts have been conducted on a rather large scale, and at Wolverhampton, the requirements oa American Gnd Indian account were still conkidabie. 'RM. XST.